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Role Overview
We are looking for:
Member of the North America NovaCare Industrial Process Solutions (IPS) R&I lab in Bristol, PA, you will manage a portfolio of innovation projects (short-, medium- and long-term) addressing segments that are strategic to the IPS Business Unit - Metal Cleaning and Metal Pre-treatment.
We count on you for:

• Taking care of patent and literature surveys (articles, patents, product launches, …) in above cited segments
• Training new team members to lab best practices, lab work and testing’s and ensure trainings to interns/co-ops/temps as well as their lab work following QHSE policies and processes
• Writing technical reports to report technical developments
• Identifying and launching product development projects in partnership with customers and in collaboration with business teams
• Ensuring these projects deliver solutions in line with customers’ specifications and timelines including the conduction of lab experiments and evaluations under QHSE policies.
• Interacting constantly with R&I teams in other zones, to facilitate innovation transfers across zones
• Contributing to the development of technical skills (identifying new equipment to improve quality / efficiency of the R&I team, identifying new relevant training, congresses, academic lab to collaborate with, …)
• Setting up projects in collaboration with business teams based in North America as well as in the other zones.
• Implementing testing methods needed to develop and evaluate Metal Treatment application following QHSE processes and in collaboration with the labs located in LatAm, Europe and Asia - Managing maintenance of each lab equipment.
• Supporting customers through product qualifications, quality claims, …
• Involving all resources (outside of the team) that are key to project delivery (analytical teams, purchasing teams, industrial teams, regulatory teams, legal teams)

You will bring:

• National and international geographic mobility
• Lab experience in running lab test and developing new bench tests
• Rigor, analytical thinking and ability to express complex topics in a concise way.
• Recognized experience in project management
• 3-7 years of experience (minimum) in the industry (inorganic surface modification, metal pre-treatment), with a real expertise in these fields, recognized by peers in the industry
• Able to manage projects with different time scales (short-, medium- and long-term)
• Knowledge of NovaCare products
• Master’s Degree and or PhD specialized in surface or material science (surface modification, corrosion mechanisms, paint adhesion mechanisms on inorganic surfaces, adhesion mechanisms in general)
• Good written and oral skills
• Leadership, curiosity, creativity.
• Strong customer orientation, high reactivity and proactivity

You will get:

• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $80,539, $100,674 per year.
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.

Additional Information:

• A knowledge in Metal Working Fluids (emulsions, neat oils), Metal Cleaning Fluids, Coatings (powders, e-coats, water-borne paints) and Adhesives would truly be an advantage.
• Location: Bristol, PA

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Additional Information
Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.

Important Important EEO information related to opening in the US
Solvay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Click on the links to read "The EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster Supplement.
We will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. For more information, please click here.
Solvay is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 800-311-3555 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.